The image reflects a moment of spontaneity and improvisation
dated and hand-signed by the artist on the front
and self-possession of the downtown music scene
one of the defining voices of New York’s no wave movement
Keith Richards beside a sprinkler valve during the Their Satanic Majesties Request photo shoot
Debbie Harry, Gramercy Park, New York, 1978 Size:20 × 24 in (50.8 × 61 cm) The image reflects a momentDebbie Harry on the street beside Gramercy Park in New York, 1978, photographed by Martyn Goddard during the sessions around Blondie's breakthrough. Dark sunglasses, a flash of red hood, a downtown sidewalk, the picture has the loose, candid feel of the city that made the band. Goddard travelled with Blondie through 1978 as they crossed from cult favourites into genuine stars, and his New York frames from that year are among the most evocative of the